Improved composition for filling wood



UNITED STATES- PATENT @rrrca.

NILS R. HOLMQUIST, OF BOSTON, MASS.

IMPROVED C OMPOSITION FORFILLBNG WOUD.

I Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 52,046. dated. January 16, 1866.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, 'NILs R.HOLMQU1ST, of the Kingdom of Sweden, but at present residing in Boston, of the United States of Ameriea', 'have-finverrted'anew and nsefid coinposltion to be applied 'to wood or other material lime, one pound.

' The proportions as above set forth may be varied without changing the character of the composition. So there may be mixed with them a material for colorin g the composition, as may he required. a Preparatory to combining the ingredients not otherwise possess.

together each of the last three of them-above mentioned. should be properly [reduced to a fine powder, after which all-of them, with the paste and oil, may'be pnt into a suitable ves: sei'or mortar'and be thoroughlymixed together. 7 The flour-paste, besides contributing to the union of the other ingredients, imparts to themixture a peculiar hardness, which it would The litharge and the vitriol give drying qualities to the oil and operate together better than either does separately. The carbonate of lime gives body to the mixture.

I -I claim asmy invention- The said composition, made'of the ingredients and inthe manner and,for the purpose substantially as described.

NILS R. HOLMQUIST.

Witnesses:

R. H. EDDY,

SAMUEL N. PIPER. 

